On this week’s episode, Claire meets two writers from different generations who have connected though their work.
Johny Pitts, a young photographer, musician and broadcaster, travels through 10 European cities to explore what it means to be a European of African heritage today in his new book Afropean. Dub poet Roger Robinson divides his time between Trinidad and the UK. He has been a mentor to many younger writers, including Inua Ellams, author of Barbershop Chronicles and Half God of Rainfall, and Pitts.
The two talk about Windrush, the differences in how the US and Europe regard blackness, and why, when an intolerant, rightwing populism is on the rise, they both feel hope and optimism.
Please note this podcast contains racist language and drug references.
Reading list
A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson (Peepal Tree Press)
Afropean by Johny Pitts (Allen Lane)
Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer
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